ClinchPowell Resource Conservation

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Clinch-Powell Resource Conservation
Development Council

• Report of Operations
• Fiscal Year 2000

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An organization of excellence dedicated to
building strong, vital and healthy communities.
Clinch-Powell RCD Report of Accomplishments FY
2000
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Clinch-Powell RCD Report of Accomplishments FY
2000

• INNOVATION AND SPIRIT
• we are giving life to community dreams (190
  projects in 2000)

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Clinch-Powell RCD Report of Accomplishments FY
2000

• OUTREACH AND TEAMBUILDING
• we are embracing, empowering and educating all
  people (5,118 citizens in 2000)

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Clinch-Powell RCD Report of Accomplishments FY
2000

• COORDINATION
• we work through cooperative, collaborative and
  effective partnerships (more than 183 partners in
  2000)

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Clinch-Powell RCD Report of Accomplishments FY
2000

• VOLUNTEERS
• we are made strong through the
• gifts and talents of many volunteers
• (435 citizens in 2000)

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Are we making a difference?

• Absolutely. Consider this

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• In FY 2000 alone, we worked with more than 183
  partners to implement well over 190 projects with
  the help of 493 volunteers conducting a wide
  array of programs and activities from school
  programs to historic renovation.

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• Additionally, we worked directly with 4,953
  students from the region in hands on learning and
  community service.

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Our Financial Support
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Our Financial Expenses
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Clinch-Powell RCD Program HighlightsFiscal Year
2000
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Appalachia CARES

• Appalachia CARES (formerly AmeriCARES) promotes
  Community, Action, Responsibility, Education and
  Service as program cornerstones through a program
  of service learning.
• The goal is to integrate academic learning with
  meaningful community service

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New Program Components

• Student teachers being trained and utilizing
  service-learning teaching model in a
  comprehensive classroom setting.

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Accomplishments

• 3,077 students involved in a program of
  service-learning
• 162 student-initiated service-learning projects
  completed that meet real community needs
• 123 partnerships between schools and their
  communities
• 180 volunteers served 680 hours helping with
  student service-learning projects

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Environmental Education

• Enviro2000 120 teachers attend annual teacher
  in-service.
• Envirothon Hancock High wins regional
  competition of 20 teams.
• Conservation Camp 1,459 students!

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Clinch River Community Project

• Continues to work with private landowners to
  install conservation practices on voluntary basis
• Leadership in watershed wide cooperation between
  groups and agencies

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Partners for Clean Communities KAB

• Great American Cleanups
• 4 Household Hazardous Waste Collection Events
• Public education

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Nance House Arts Heritage Center

• Phase I construction on house completed.

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Tourism

• Tennessee Wilderness Road CD-ROM
• Interactive CD a virtual visit to the region
• 5,000 copies to be distributed

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First Wheels

• TN RCD Council launched First Wheels statewide
  in April.
• Clinch-Powell RCD providing financial management
  for statewide program.

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First Wheels

• 107 cars on the road through September
• RCD directors serving on loan committees
• Nine cars placed in Clinch-Powell counties

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Clinch-Powell Enterprise Community

• The Clinch-Powell Enterprise Community was
  designated by Vice President Al Gore in January
  1999.
• A short 20 months later, we can pinpoint 21
  million in new programming in the region based on
  the Enterprise Community assistance.

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Tele-Democracy Network

• A network of video conferencing centers in each
  county to allow up to 30 people at each site to
  participate in meetings.

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• The project is made possible with a direct
  360,000 grant from the Department of Commerce, a
  10,000 grant from the Kellogg Foundation and
  donated equipment from Sprint.

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Economic Development Feasibility Studies

• A grant from the U.S. Department of Health and
  Human Services is provided funding to conduct
  three economic development feasibility studies in
  the EC Region.
• The studies include sustainable, value-added
  wood sustainable, value-added agriculture and
  heritage tourism.

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Clinch-Powell Revolving Loan Fund

• The Enterprise Community is establishing the
  Clinch-Powell Revolving Loan Fund in partnership
  with the First Century Bank and USDA Rural
  Development.
• The fund will provide loans of up to 15,000 to
  entrepreneurs and expanding businesses in the
  Enterprise Community region.

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Awards and Recognition

• National USDA Honor Award for Public Service
• Telly Public Relations Award for Tennessee
  Wilderness Road CD-ROM
• USDA Forest Service National Action Award

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Camp Creek School Honored

• Camp Creek School wins National Service Learning
  Leader School Award